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The Western Provincial flag. Photo: SIBC. With the upcoming Provincial election, the Government’s stand on a proposed Temporary Special Measure for women in the Provincial Assembly is unclear. President of the Western Provincial council of Women Rendy Solomon said the progress towards the policy has been slow. The current Government approved the TSM policy in August last year to have three seats reserved for women and it is waiting endorsement in a provincial assembly meeting. However Mrs Solomon said at this stage, the provincial government’s position was uncertain. “Endorsement has to be done at the Assembly level within the Western Provincial Government and then it has to go through some amendment on the legislation and regulations where we will need technical support,” she said. “So i see it as slow, it is slow but i am not really sure where the Western Provincial Government’s stand is at this time due to time frame and we do not have any time. … [Read more...] about Government’s stand on proposed Temporary Special Measures policy unclear

London 23 May 2018 Share this with Facebook Share this with Twitter Share this with Messenger Share this with Messenger Share this with Email Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-44214789 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel London Ambulance Service (LAS) has been taken out of special measures after two-and-a-half years, following a recommendation by the health watchdog.Inspectors at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated LAS "inadequate" in … [Read more...] about Ambulance service taken out of special measures

A 'run-down' care home has been put in special measures after a damning inspection revealed shortfalls in the service.The Care Quality Commission branded Wychdene, in Broadstairs, inadequate in its latest report, saying the home is 'not safe'.It was given the lowest rating on three areas - safety, effectiveness and leadership - and requires improvement on the other two, caring and responsiveness.The unannounced inspection found only one out of five breaches of regulations highlighted in last July’s inspection had been corrected.One resident described the home as "a bit rough around the edges" with another saying "I don’t think my clothes are very clean really, and I don’t feel my room is either".One cause for concern was the accommodation "was still not designed, adapted and decorated to meet people’s needs and expectations".The inspector, in the report remarked that four people and two relatives told them they were not satisfied with the standard of … [Read more...] about Care home put into special measures

A care home where staff complained they had to work “like a conveyor belt” and had no time to “provide quality care” to residents has been kept in special measures. Stephenson Court, in Forest Hall, has been rated ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for the second time in six months. Last year the health watchdog put the home in special measures after finding it had breached regulations in relation to safe care and treatment, dignity and respect, consent, meeting nutritional and hydration needs, staffing and good governance. When inspectors attended the home in March they said there had been improvements since their last visit, but raised concerns about staffing levels. One staff member told them: “There’s insufficient time to care for people and we are running everywhere, it’s people’s lives, we should have time to spend with people.” Another described how they worked as being, “Like a conveyor belt, … [Read more...] about Care home where staff said they had to work ‘like a conveyor belt’ kept in special measures

Brundall Care Home. Picture: Google Archant A care home at which a 90-year-old with dementia and Parkinson’s fell and broke his neck has been put into special measures by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Peter Dawson with his wife Brenda. Picture: Dawson family Peter Dawson died in hospital after suffering three unsupervised falls in one day at Brundall Care Home last September. Following an inspection of the service in February, on May 4 the CQC rated the care home inadequate, saying they had “identified widespread failings in the service which put people at risk of harm”. Eastern Healthcare Ltd, which runs the service for up to 39 people, said it has “introduced a robust improvement programme” to address the issues. They included a “lack of oversight” of the risk of potentially fatal Legionella’s disease, a “lack of staff presence” for residents at risk of falls, “chaotic” meal times, and that the home … [Read more...] about Care home where unsupervised 90-year-old fell and broke his neck put into special measures by CQC